Playing regular Species in Shadows

[jkile]

In Shadows does the player have to build(design) warp-drive private ships, i.e. freighters etc. Or does program/AI automatically build as you
begin to leave one's home system?? after developing warp-drive technologies.??

[elanaagain]

The game comes with (six I think) default designs, 3 sizes of cargo ship (s-m-lg), passenger ship, a gas mining ship, and an ore mining ship. I don't remember if a pre-warp empire gets these automatically, or not. Starting with a warp civ does get them. If pre warp don't have these designs, just start a post warp game and take a look at the designs.. then you should be able to design your own in the pre warp game.

[jkile]

Thanks, but I'm asking if the AI automatically builds warp ships for the private sector once you research warp drives OR do I/player have to design/build first ones?

[Ob1ivion]

I design the private sector ships myself, so not sure if the automated will add the warp drive or not. Could always just play a quick game with cheap tech cost to see if the automatic update will add it.

[AstroCat]

I'm new to the game and have been leaving ship design on 100% auto and for sure its been upgrading all my ship designs and ships along the way. Once I get a better handle on the game I'll dive into designing my own ships.

[MarQan]

Full-automatic design adds Warp Drive to private ships, Auto Upgrade Selected Designs button on Designs screen does not.

[elanaagain]

Sorry i did not answer the question you asked. will do better, i will, next time...

[jkile]

Guys(&gals), thanks for all replies; I play with just about everything on "manual", so in this present game I just went ahead & designed my own & all is well!!!!

[AstroCat]

ORIGINAL: MarQan

Full-automatic design adds Warp Drive to private ships, Auto Upgrade Selected Designs button on Designs screen does not.

Shouldn't it do this though? Is this a bug?

[MarQan]

ORIGINAL: AstroCat

ORIGINAL: MarQan

Full-automatic design adds Warp Drive to private ships, Auto Upgrade Selected Designs button on Designs screen does not.

Shouldn't it do this though? Is this a bug?

I'm full manual, but I'd guess it's only intended to upgrade the Components already present in the Design. They're distinguished with Auto Upgrade adding CST-1 MK2-3-4.. indicators, while Full Automatic Designing is like CST-1-2-3...